The Art of Improvisation

Margie Gillis-Laurence Hobgood-Rhiannon

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Margie Gillis, Laurence Hobgood and Rhiannoncreate live improvised art as a trio,in various duo combinations and as soloists.The concert experience unfolds as each artist - in the spirit of the moment -breaths, “yes, and...”

Improvisation is the creative activity of immediate artistic composition, which combines performance with communication of emotions and technique, as well as the spontaneous response to other artists.

MARGIE GILLIS

photo: Anthony McLean

She is, quite simply, like no one else.Tom PatrickThe Dance Insider, New York

But it’s while watching the magnificent Margie Gillis,solidly grounded in a swaying cliff-top sea of tall grass, yet ethereal, her body undulating as her fabulous long mane is buffeted by strong winds, that you can feel the Earth move.Henrietta Wallmark, The Globe and Mail, Toronto

Working with Margie Gillis is always a highly transformative experience. She one of the purest channels of Source I have ever encountered. Whether it's as mentor, choreographer, dancer, teacher...the interface with Margie always renews my faith in the human spirit, and deepens my passion for dance and life. Adam Barruch ( dancer, choreographer, teacher, artistic Director of Anatomiae Occultii)

RHIANNON

photo: Janne E. Watson

Rhiannon, the grand sorcerer, lures all whom she meets, her collaborators, I being one, her students, and her audiences, into the mysteries of her enchanted world of song.Ruth Zaporah, Action Theater

A fabled underground figure in vocal jazz, Rhiannon turns improvisation into performance art... With a soft, supple voice and a range that climbs to the sky, she shows what heights jazz singing can reach when it combines disciplined musicianship with utter fearlessness.James Gavin, Time Out New York

... Rhiannon is a LIGHTNING BOLT.The charge is continuous, illuminating and revitalizing.Susan Lachmann, Women On Air

LAURENCE HOBGOOD

photo: Steve Roby

Perpetual inventiveness. CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Glorious joie de vivre. MICHAEL J. WEST,THE WASHINGTON POST

One of the finest pianists out there. Period. JAZZ TIMES

The fluidity, tonal sheen and narrative arc of Hobgood’s pianism long has set him apart from contemporaries, his work only deepening through the decades. Power without noise, energy without haste, drama without overstatement.HOWARD REICH